Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering

CT-2298-F-16-1

Tech Report

Connecticut

Connecticut. Dept. of Transportation

project delivery performance for the various contracting methods that are applicable for CTDOT’s use. The report is structured in two parts. Part A covers overall project deliverability and Part B is focused on environmental review processes and permitting. An overview of the study’s recommendations is as follows: CTDOT leadership should articulate the department’s vision and objectives for project delivery performance and continue to foster and improve internal relations to instill a shared production culture and team orientation among designers, engineers, environmental regulators, and associated construction entities; to achieve the goals as set forth in the state’s transportation capital program plans, it is expected that CTDOT and the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection will require additional staffing and flexibility to engage consultants to fill staffing gaps, especially to meet short-term needs; establish key project delivery performance measures to monitor processes using data-driven analysis to identify areas for improvement, and justify needed funding and staffing levels; a useful strategy for improving constructability and ensuring the success of all projects, regardless of the project delivery method used, is early and continuous contractor and regulator involvement to enable design and constructability to be considered concurrently; to enhance environmental benefits and minimize environmental impacts of a project, a holistic design approach should be used that includes early and collaborative discussions between designers, construction managers, and environmental regulators. The practice of sequential design reviews for environmental considerations should be replaced with over-the-shoulder reviews where environmental considerations are integrated into overall project design; use the project delivery method and contractor selection method that best fits a project’s challenges and objectives to achieve potential benefits; a consultant should be engaged to guide the development and implementation of alternative contracting methods (ACMs) processes, and for training CTDOT staff in all aspects of scoping, procurement and contracting, and managing the relationships between CTDOT and design and construction project teams in the use of ACMs.

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CT Study No. SPR-2298

US Transportation Collection